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Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force. By Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya The ...
“I’d rather have it not go far enough and then I can go back and maybe do more,” she said of the procedure.